Africa stories - Page 21

Atlancis Technologies pioneers OCP use in African ICT, enhancing innovation for its cloud platform, Servannah.

Transparency Market Research (TMR) predicts that the global UPS market will grow at a respectable CAGR of 7.8% over the period between 2018 and 2026.

A student flat in leafy Waikato town of Cambridge started as the home of a software startup called Rocketspark.

Financial software provider Trintech is expanding globally, with a 60% increase in sales for the first half of 2019.

Security threats targeting mobile devices are increasing, with one security firm citing the large number of users as a key reason.

The acquisition gives Zip exposure to four key geographies – New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and South Africa.

Digital Realty has appointed Jeffrey Tapley as the permanent EMEA managing director, solidifying his role in leading their regional operations from London.

Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform combines compute, networking, storage and management in an software-based solution.

A global survey by deVere Group reveals 55% of banking and financial services customers now use fintech, underscoring rapid digitalisation in finance.

Businesses that purchase print supplies are in danger of falling victim to the multi-billion dollar industry of counterfeits and fakes.

Park Place Technologies appoints Sean Sears as the new managing director for EMEA, focusing on growth, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiencies.

Ramco Systems gears up to modernise payroll for an ANZ telecom giant, digitising operations for 5,000 employees with advanced AI and compliance features.

Proofpoint found that the education sector was the most targeted of both brute-force and sophisticated phishing attempts.

The EMEA external storage market hit record highs in Q4 2018, growing 16.4% in USD, with Dell EMC leading the surge in flash-array deployments.

Fifteen per cent of IT managers at Australian companies who were victim to one or more cyber attacks last year can't pinpoint how the attackers gained entry.

In launching the two new facilities, Microsoft becomes the first global provider to deliver cloud services from data centres on the continent.

By providing access to its tech expertise and cloud resources, Alibaba Cloud hopes to promote IT education around the globe.

OVH Infrastructure has expanded its public cloud services in the Asia Pacific (APAC) market operating from two data centres within the region.

OVH Public Cloud services is expanding to Australia out of two data centres - one in Sydney and one in Singapore.

Facebook Africa is deploying local fact-checkers and improving digital literacy to combat misinformation ahead of elections across the continent.